After two duff winters for snow lovers, the winter season 1993-94 started early with an easterly during late November 1993.

Forecasts from that period.

15th November 1993: remember those European forecasts and watching to see if those blue colours were heading this way?


16th November 1993: Rob McElwee and the blue colours are heading this way


17th November 1993: Rob McElwee hints of wintry weather moving in on Sunday


18th November 1993: Rob McElwee again


19th November 1993: wintry weather on the way


20th and 21st November 1993: snow arrives


22nd November 1993: record breaking November frosts in SW


23rd November 1993: renewed threat of snow


24th November 1993: milder air making inroads


25th November 1993: the easterly returns


27th November 1993: a raw SEly wind develops


28th November 1993: milder weather is forecast to break through during the week


29th November 1993: wintry mix in the east


30th November 1993: milder weather moves in
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KBPzaB_BiCY

23rd November was a really cold day in Manchester, a maximum of -1.0C and a minimum of -7.5C

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Good stuff kev,thanks

That brings back memories that does - It sure does.

It set up a lot of excitement - but as I recall the winter of 1993-94 was very mild.

Just remember the saying - If ice in November may bear a duck - winter will be of slush and muck.

 

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It depended on location but for northern parts December was a cold month with Scotland having its coldest December since 1981. It was a pretty OK winter, January was a disappointment but December and February were pretty decent for snow.

A lot better than the two previous winter efforts. One of the better winters, at least around here, during 1988-2007.

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Brings back memories for me too.... First term at university.   The thing that sticks in my memory about that winter was the number of days with snowfall (~30) (I was in York and Coventry over the period) combined with very few days on which snow actually lay - many partial and/or temporary coverings, and all in all rather frustrating!.... In my experience it certainly wasn't very mild winter, though far from a classic.

 

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Cant believe it was 20 years ago. Remember it like yesterday. I was at school and we had a teacher who said it was likely to mean a cold winter on the way. Oh well, didnt work out that way

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